• 211th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 114 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ji1)small table
2. (ji1)almost
3. (ji3)how much • how many • several • a few

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for (ji1)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for (ji3)The component is pronounced as '' (ji1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for (ji3)The component is pronounced as '' (ji3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

十几 (十幾)
好几 (好幾)
几乎 (幾乎)
几百 (幾百)

Uncommon

寥寥无几 (寥寥無幾)
几何 (幾何)
几千 (幾千)
几时 (幾時)
几样 (幾樣)
几率 (幾率)
几许 (幾許)
几点 (幾點)
星期几 (星期幾)
曾几何时 (曾幾何時)
茶几 

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  • 263rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 57 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Xu3)surname Xu
2. (xu3)to allow • to permit • to promise • to praise • somewhat • perhaps

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (xu3)The component is pronounced as '' (wu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

也许 (也許)
或许 (或許)
许多 (許多)

Uncommon

不许 (不許)
些许 (些許)
允许 (允許)
少许 (少許)
许下 (許下)
许久 (許久)
许愿 (許願)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.